Cuspidor



G. E. BERTELS.

' CUSPIDOR.

APPLIoATIoN FILED AUG. 21, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

\\W iI PATBNTBD JAN. 5, `1904.

UNTTED STATES Patented January 5, 1904l PATENT GFFICE.'

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 749,019, dated January 5, 1904.

Application filed August 21. 1902. Serial No. 120.545. (No model.)

' particularly in railway-cars, though capable of employment in other places, as will be readily understood. l

One object of the invention is to provide an article of the above character which will empty itself after use, and thus be more cleanly and sanitary than those ordinarily employed; furthermore, being normally closed and out of the way. Y

A further object is to provide a structure the various elements of which are extremely simple and so arranged that they may be readily examined should they from any cause become deranged.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cuspidor when in position in a lioor. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, a portion being shown in section. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional vieW through the cuspidor. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan View, and Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view through one of the-depending ears.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawlngs.

In this embodiment of the invention a baseplate 10 is employed that inclines downwardly and converges to a central opening 11, thus constituting a hopper that is in the form of an inverted cone, said plate being furthermore provided with a peripheral horizontaliiange 12, having openings 13 therethrough, designed to receive suitable fastening-screws, as 14. The plate is provided on its under side with depending ears 15, which are located on opposite sides of the opening 11 and have journal-seats 16 in their lower ends, which seats are covered by bearingblocks 17, secured to the lower ends of the ears by means of screws, as 18.

A cup 19 is revolubly mounted beneath the .cated end of the lug.

opening 11, said cup being spherical in form and having gudgeons 20, journaled in the seats 16, one of the gudgeons being provided with a pinion 21, located outside of the adjacent ear l5. The opening or mouth of the cup is preferably equal in size to the opening 11, with which it is arranged to aline when the cup is revolved, as will be readily understood. The means for rotating the cup is as follows: The baseplate 10 is provided with a depending lug 22, the lower end of which is bifurcated, as shown at 23, and a lever 24 is pivoted intermediate its ends in the bifur- The lever is provided at one end with a curved rack 25, meshing with the pinion 2l of the cup, the other end having a dat bearing portion 26. This bearing portion 26 is located directly below a depending socket 27, formed uponv the edge of the base-plate, and in said socket is Slidably mounted an upright stem 28, the lower end ot' which bears upon the flat portion 26 of the cover, the upper end having a head 29, that projects above the iange 12 of the base-plate. A fiat metal spring 30 is secured at one end to the under side of the base-plate and has its free end bearing against the portion of the lever carrying the rack. A stop 3l is preferably secured to the outer face of the cup 19 contiguous to its edge and is arranged to As shown in Fig. 1, when the cuspidor is to be arranged in a floor the upper face of lthe iiange 12 is made flush therewith and the base-plate is fastened by means of the screws 14. When a person desires to use the article, it is only necessary for him to press down- `wardly with his foot upon the head 29 of the stem, whereupon the cup will be rotated to 4:bring its mouth into alinement with the opening 1l of the hopper. As soon as the pressure upon the stem is relieved thespring 30,

acting upon the lever, will depress the end -carrying the rack, and thus invert the cup,l

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come desirable to examine the various elements, it is only necessary to remove the fastening-screws and invert the base-plate, whereupon said elements will be exposed in their operative relation, as they are all attached to said base-plate. It will thus be seen that an extremely-simple article is provided, which is more cleanly than those ordinarily in use and occupies comparatively little space. The parts, furthermore, are eX- tremely simple and are so associated that there is little chance of derangement.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advan- Vantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size,

shape and proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. For instance, if it is found desirable the cup instead of being normally inverted might be arranged with its mouth normally in alinement with the'opening 11 and be inverted by depressing the stem. This arrangement can be readily accomplished by disengaging the rack from the pinion and rotating said pinion, after which it is again placed in mesh with the rack.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As an article of manufacture, a cuspidor comprising in combination, a Hoor-plate in the form of a downwardly-inclined hopper having an opening, a semispherical ball-cup journaled on and carried by the under side of the hopper and arranged below the opening, a lever fulcru med between its ends upon the under side of the hopper and carried thereby and having an engagement at one end with the cup, and an actuating device engaged with the free end of the lever and passing through and carried by the hopper contiguous to its edge.

2. As an article of manufacture,a cuspidor, comprising in combination, a base-plate having an opening therethrough, depending journal-bearings located on opposite sides of the opening, a cup revolubly journaled in the bearings beneath the opening, a lug depending from the plate, a lever pivoted to the lug and having a connection with the cup to revolve the same,and an actuating-stem having an engagement with the lever and projecting f above the Plate.

3. As an article of manufacture,a cuspidor,

comprising in combination, a base-plate having an opening therethrough, a. cup revolubly mounted beneath the opening and having a pinion, alug depending from the plate, a lever pivoted intermediate its ends to the lug and having a rack at one end that engages the pinion, and an actuating-stem slidably passed through the plate and engaging the other end of the lever.

4. As an article of manufacture,a cuspidor, comprising in combination, a base-plate having an opening therethrough, a cup revolubly mounted beneath the opening and having a pinion, a lug depending from the plate, a lever pivoted intermediate its ends to the lug and having a rack at one end that engages the pinion, an actuating-stem slidably passed through the plate and engaging the other end of thelever, and Va spring attached at one end to the under side of the plate and having its free end bearing against the lever.

5. As an article of manufacture,a cuspidor,

-comprising in combination, an inverted-coneshaped hopper provided with a central opening and a peripheral flange, a cup journaled beneath the opening and having a pinion, said cup being also provided with a stop arranged to engage the hopper-wall, a lng depending from the under side of the hopper, a lever pivoted intermediate its ends to the lugand having a rack at one end that engages the pinion, an upright actuating-stem slidably passed through the flange of the hopper and bearing upon the'other end of the lever, and a iat spring attached at one end to the under side of lthe hopper and having its free end bearing against the lever.

6. As an article of manufacture, a cuspidor, comprising in combination, a floor-plate in the form of a downwardly-inclined hopper having a peripheral flange and a central opening, said flange being provided with a depending socket, a ball-cup journaled upon and carried by the under side of the hopper and located below the opening, said cup having a pinion, a lever pivoted between its en ds to the under side of the hopper and located in angular relation to the axis of the cup,'a rack located on one end of the lever and meshing with the pinion of the cup, and an actuating-pin mounted in the socket of the flange and coacting with the end of the lever opposite the rack.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES ELMER BERTELS.

Witnesses:

W. A. ONEILL, RUDOLPH LAMBERT.

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